Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Richard Dawkins
British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he became the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a post he held until 2008. Dawkins is known for writing and speaking about evolution, science, and atheism, and for explaining science to a broad audience. He has received several academic and literary honors, including the 2005 Shakespeare Prize and the 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize.
More from Richard Dawkins (406 quotes) →Keep reading Richard Dawkins
- “The fact that it has nothing else to contribute to human wisdom is no reason to hand religion a free licence…”Richard Dawkins
- “Presumably what happened to Jesus was what happens to all of us when we die. We decompose. Accounts of Jesus'…”Richard Dawkins
- “Bereavement is terrible, of course. And when somebody you love dies, it's a time for reflection, a time for m…”Richard Dawkins
- “The usefulness of science is sometimes exaggerated. You'd never talk about music being useful or art being us…”Richard Dawkins
More Reading quotes
- “Loads of children read books about dinosaurs, underwater monsters, dragons, witches, aliens, and robots. Esse…”China Miéville
- “I shouldn’t need to remind you that it was words that created the universe and The Word that now holds it tog…”Geoffrey Wood
- “'Harry Potter' is the first book that ever got me into reading. I had to read it in year 7, for school, and t…”Danielle Macdonald
Film: more sayings
- “I love magazines and film critics, so I eat it up. I'm not one of those people who says 'I never read anythin…”Judd Apatow
- “Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the main point of making a film, and in retro…”Mike Figgis
- “If your film and character are a hit, chances are you'll get typecast in that space.”Sonu Sood
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Richard Dawkins
The God Delusion
2006
The Selfish Gene
1995
The Blind Watchmaker
1990
The Ancestor's Tale
2005
The Greatest Show on Earth
2009